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Cafe Layered Anguk
A dessert café a minute from Anguk Station, styled like an English country kitchen and best known for its lightly toasted scones and seasonal cakes.
At a glance
- Type
- Scone bakery and dessert café
- Area
- Anguk, Seoul, South Korea
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
Good to know
- Open daily
- Scones and cakes
- Near Anguk Station
Why we recommend it
Layered is a bakery café that helped make the English-style scone a fixture of Seoul's café scene. The Anguk branch sits on a short lane just off Bukchon-ro, a minute's walk from the subway, and its counter is styled like a country kitchen, with scones, loaf cakes and tarts piled high on wooden boards and cake stands. The look is as much a part of the appeal as the baking, and many visitors photograph the display before they order.
Scones are the speciality. The plain homemade scone is the classic choice, and it comes lightly toasted, while flavoured versions such as strawberry, Earl Grey and blueberry rotate with the seasons. More unusual creations, such as cranberry and cream cheese or black sesame with butter and red bean, show the Korean love of combining Western baking with local flavours. There are also cakes and seasonal bakes, and the drinks menu covers coffee and teas, with an Earl Grey latte being a popular pairing.
The café suits couples, friends meeting for an afternoon treat and anyone who wants breakfast before exploring Bukchon. Because it is so close to the hanok village, it is easy to fit in before or after a walk through the lanes, or between visits to Changdeokgung and Gyeongbokgung. Children usually enjoy the cakes, though the space can be tight with a pushchair at busy times.
Layered opens every day from 08:00 to 22:00, according to Seoul's tourism listing. It can get crowded from late morning and at weekends, and seats fill quickly, so an early visit is the easiest way to get a table and the widest choice of scones. If it is full, takeaway is a good option, and the scones travel well for a picnic later in the day. Prices are moderate for Seoul's dessert cafés.
Scones are priced individually, so it is easy to share a few flavours between two people and compare them.
The café is about 60 metres from Exit 2 of Anguk Station on Line 3. Hansik Space E:EUM, a centre for Korean food culture, is a few steps away, and Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong, Changdeokgung Palace and the restaurants and cafés of Ikseon-dong are all within walking distance.
Cafe Layered Anguk FAQs
What is Layered known for?
Lightly toasted English-style scones, along with cakes and seasonal bakes.
Which scones should you try?
The plain homemade scone is the classic; strawberry, Earl Grey and blueberry are popular flavoured options.
When is it open?
Seoul's tourism listing gives daily hours of 08:00 to 22:00.
When is it least busy?
Early mornings, especially on weekdays; it gets crowded from late morning and at weekends.
Can you take scones away?
Yes. Takeaway is a good option when the café is full.
What drinks are served?
Coffee and teas, with an Earl Grey latte a popular match for scones.
How do you get there?
Walk about 60 metres from Exit 2 of Anguk Station on Line 3.
What is nearby?
Bukchon Hanok Village, Insadong, Changdeokgung Palace, Ikseon-dong and Hansik Space E:EUM.